British Embassy Pristina

The British Embassy Pristina represents the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Kosovo. We work to build and develop contacts between Britain and Kosovo - at all levels and with all communities - with central government, municipal and people-to-people links, as well as with the international community and non-governmental organisations represented in Kosovo.

Working with Ministry of Defence and British Council colleagues, we analyse the political, security and economic situation in Kosovo and work to communicate British policy on issues that affect Kosovo to a wide range of citizens and institutions across Kosovo.

The ambassador directs the work of the embassy. He is the representative of the British government in Kosovo. We have several different teams:

The Political and Projects team supports bilateral political relations between the UK and Kosovo, provides information about British government policies and Britain, boosts UK investment and manages the Foreign and Commonwealth’s assistance programmes.

Our Defence Attaché is based in Skopje but visits regularly to work on security issues and links with major organisations involved in development of Kosovo’s security sector. A defence assistant is based in Pristina to provide a contact point for routine issues.

Our Consular team is responsible for helping British citizens in Kosovo who face serious difficulties such as hospitalisation, arrest or death of a family member.

This Embassy does not deal with visa matters. For information on whether you need a visa to travel to the United Kingdom and how to apply, please see the UK Visas & Immigration page.

Our services

Out-of-hours emergency assistance

British nationals who need emergency assistance outside normal office hours should call +381 38 2547 00 where they will be given details on how to proceed.

Travel advice

Information, news updates and Kosovo travel advice, to ensure you stay safe, avoid problems and make informed decisions when living or travelling abroad.

For all other applications, please check what you must bring with you and then make an appointment at the British Embassy in Pristina using the link below. Please call our embassy for advice before making an appointment if:

Marriage in Kosovo

Legalisation Service

Visit the Legalisation Office website
for information on how to get official confirmation that your UK public documentation is genuine so it can be accepted by foreign authorities. The UK does not require any documents to be legalised
for use within the UK.

How else we can help

In addition to the services listed above we can also:

provide information about transferring funds

provide appropriate help if you have suffered rape or serious assault, are a victim of other crime, or are in hospital

help people with mental illness

do all we properly can to contact you within 24 hours of being told that you have been detained

offer support and help in a range of other cases, such as child abductions, death of relatives overseas, missing people and kidnapping

contact family or friends for you if you want

make special arrangements in cases of terrorism, civil disturbances or natural disasters

What our consulates cannot do for you

Although we try to help British nationals in a wide range of situations, we cannot:

get you out of prison, prevent the local authorities from deporting you after your prison sentence, or interfere in criminal or civil court proceedings

help you enter a country, for example, if you do not have a visa or your passport is not valid, as we cannot interfere in another country’s immigration policy or procedures

give you legal advice, investigate crimes or carry out searches for missing people, although we can give you details of people who may be able to help you in these cases, such as English-speaking lawyers

get you better treatment in hospital or prison than is given to local people

pay any bills or give you money (in very exceptional circumstances we may lend you some money from public funds, which you will have to pay back)